Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 vs. 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 and 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 is better than 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in.

Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 supports a faster memory speed than the 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 67% lighter

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 weighed 2.92 pounds, 67% lighter than the 8.82 pounds 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in.

WeightDell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Pound
2.92 lbs.
8.82 lbs.
Kilogram
1.32 kg
4.00 kg

2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in Pros

Reasons that 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in is better than Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1.

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 inside 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - AMD Ryzen 7 2700
6,142
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - Intel Core i9-8950HK
4,806
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - Intel Core i5-1035G4
3,347
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - Intel Core i3-1005G1
2,027
Supports larger memory

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1.

Max system memory size
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
64 GB
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1
32 GB
Upgradable memory

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in comes with four SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryDell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Slots
Onboard
x4
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

29% larger display

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in has a 17.3-inch screen size 29% larger than the 13.4-inch Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1.

Display size
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
17.3-inch
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1
13.4-inch

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Price
Dell XPS 9315 2-in-1 Laptop - 13-inch 3:2 3K (2880x1920) Touchscreen Display, Intel Core i7-1250U Processor, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Premium Support - Sky
Dell XPS 9315 2-in-1 Laptop - 13-inch 3:2 3K (2880x1920) Touchscreen Display, Intel Core i7-1250U Processor, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Premium Support - Sky
By Dell
$1,599.99
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Convertible, 13.4 inch FHD+ Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-1065G7, 32GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics, Windows 10 Home - Platinum Silver, Black Interior
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Convertible, 13.4 inch FHD+ Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-1065G7, 32GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Plus Graphics, Windows 10 Home - Platinum Silver, Black Interior
By Dell
$1,499.00
Dell XPS 13 7390 13.4-inch FHD+ Touchscreen 256GB SSD 10th Gen i7 2-in-1 Laptop (8GB RAM, i7-1065G7, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home) Platinum Silver
Dell XPS 13 7390 13.4-inch FHD+ Touchscreen 256GB SSD 10th Gen i7 2-in-1 Laptop (8GB RAM, i7-1065G7, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home) Platinum Silver
By Dell
$1,299.00
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in Price
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop | Intel i7-11800H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU | 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Killer WiFi 6 | RGB Keyboard
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop | Intel i7-11800H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU | 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Killer WiFi 6 | RGB Keyboard
By acer
$1,089.00
$1,299.99 16% OFF
acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop | 15.6" QHD IPS 165Hz | 12th Gen Intel 14-Core i7-12700H | 16GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3070 8GB | RGB Backlit Thunderbolt4 Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop | 15.6" QHD IPS 165Hz | 12th Gen Intel 14-Core i7-12700H | 16GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3070 8GB | RGB Backlit Thunderbolt4 Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
By acer
$1,099.00
acer 2024 Predator Helios Neo Gaming Laptop, 16" WQXGA 16Hz Display, Intel Core i7 13700HX(16 cores), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home with Laptop Stand
acer 2024 Predator Helios Neo Gaming Laptop, 16" WQXGA 16Hz Display, Intel Core i7 13700HX(16 cores), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home with Laptop Stand
By acer
$1,329.99

Availability

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Released20192018
Release Date
  • Announced at Computex 2019
  • Available on August 8, 2019
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Generations-

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Dimensions11.67 x 8.17 x 0.27 - 0.52 in (296.40 x 207.40 x 6.94 - 13.10 mm)
Width: 11.67” (301.76 mm)
Depth: 8.17” (199.24 mm)
Height: 0.27 - 0.52” (6.94 - 13.10 mm)
16.9” x 11.7” x 1.5” (429.26 x 297.18 x 38.1 mm)
Weight2.92 lbs (1.33 kg)8.82 lbs (4.0 kg)
Colors
  • Frost with Arctic white woven glass fiber.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
Shale Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  •  Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.41 x 2.63 in (112 mm x 66.70 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Full-size backlit keyboard with full Numpad.
  • Four zones RGB keyboards.
  • Anti-ghosting keystrokes.
  • Large trackpad with Windows precision drivers.

Display

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Size13.4 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 13.4-inch FHD+ WLED touchscreen
    1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 16:10, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits luminance, 100% sRGB color gamut, Dolby Vision™, Anti-reflective, Anti-smudge, Eyesafe display, InfinityEdge touch display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3.07 W power consumption.
  • 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen
    3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 16:10, 60 Hz, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits luminance, 100% sRGB, 90% DCI-P3 color gamut, Anti-reflective, Anti-smudge, Eyesafe display, InfinityEdge touch display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 6.58 W power consumption.
  • 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 144Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC™.
  • 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 144Hz, AMD Radeon FreeSync™.

Ports

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 3 
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3).
  • 1 x headset jack
  • 1 x microSD card reader
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 2
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out
  • 1 x DC-in
Intel Models
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports up to 40 Gbps, DisplayPort, docking, and PD charging
AMD Models
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700
    4 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.10 GHz, 16MB L3 Cache, 65W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700
    Not Available
Memory
  • 4GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4 Memory On-board.
  • 8GB 16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x Memory On-board.
  • DDR4-2666 Memory
  • 4 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot
  • Max 64GB Max Capacity
Discrete Graphics-
  • Nvidia® GeForce® 1070
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR5 VRAM.
  • AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56
    Video memory: 8GB HBM2 VRAM.
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
  • 2 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA) supports RAID 0.
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer 1650s
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax).
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet- Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
4810 mAh (4-cell Lithium-Ion battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 16 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 3.5 hours of battery life
    Intel models
  • Up to 1.5 hours of battery life
    AMD models
Power Supply45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A
  • 230W power supply
    Intel models
  • 330W power supply
    AMD modesl

Software

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
Acer Predator Sense

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable
  • 2.1 Stereo Speakers
  • 2 x speakers
  • 1 x subwoofer.
  • Waves MaxxAudio®.
  • Built-in microphone

Misc

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button​​
  • Ambient light sensor
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Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Kensington lock slot
In the box-
  • Predator Helios 500
  • Lithium-Ion Battery
  • AC Adapter

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:10 4K UHD+
13.4”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
2.92 lb
1.32 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Ports
Released in
2018
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
8.82 lb
4.00 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
4C/16T, 3.20 → 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
930
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,142
Multi-Core
With integrated
Not Available
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 vs. 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in

Dell has released the XPS 13 7390 2-in-1, a 13.4-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch Predator Helios 500 17in was introduced by Acer about a year earlier in 2018. It comes with up to a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7 2700 with a boost clock speed up to 4.10 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-11
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G199391.27%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G41,03795.31%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97589.61%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK1,06697.98%
3
AMD Ryzen™ 7 270093085.48%
01,088

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-11
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G12,02733.00%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G43,34754.49%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,72260.60%
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47072.78%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK4,80678.25%
3
AMD Ryzen™ 7 27006,142100.00%
06,142

The Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 has a 13.4-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 17.3-inch 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in. In addition, The Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 weighs 2.92 lbs. about 202% lighter than the 8.82 lbs. 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in. Moreover, measured at 11.67” x 8.17” x 0.52”, the Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 is much more portable than the 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in at 16.9” x 11.7” x 1.5”.

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-12018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in, it supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with four memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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